마리아 막달레나 복음서와 남녀평등의 문제 (The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Equality between Men and Women)

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초록

The Mary Magdalene Gospel is the only Gospel in the name of the woman. This Gospel, which has never been mentioned in ancient literature, became known to the world at the end of the nineteenth century. Later, two more manuscripts of this Gospel were found, which means that this Gospel was a popular document in ancient times. However, this Gospel has not received much attention since it had been published. The main reason why this Gospel does not receive much attention is that male-centered thinking is still leading theology. Researches identifying the activities of Jesus and his disciples were actively conducted in terms of gender equality.
However, studies of feminism still seem to be regarded as their own ‘cry’ at this moment in the 21st century. In this regard, the discovery of the Mary Magdalene Gospel can be an important opportunity to take a step forward in the study of feminism. Since the Gospel of Mary presented Mary Magdalene as the successor of Jesus. This paper figures out that the Mary Magdalene Gospel was finally edited in the middle of the second century but contains many transmissions of the first century, and attempts to identify the reality of the confrontation between Mary and the male disciples in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. As a result, two conclusions were obtained. First, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene suggests that Mary Magdalene be the best disciple and the successor of Jesus. There has been no evidence in the Orthodox Church records supporting this fact. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is understood as evidence that Mary Magdalene worked as the best leader of Christianity after Jesus ascended to heaven. Second, the confrontation between Mary Magdalene and the male disciples in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene symbolizes the confrontation between the Gnosticism and the Orthodox Church in the second centuries. Because it is hard to say that the Orthodox Church implemented the policy of lowering and suppressing women until the extinction of the church of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. After 70 A.D., the Orthodox Church carried out a policy of suppressing women, and it seems that some of the believers who had opposed that policy accepted Gnostic theology. They fought against the Orthodox Church by setting Mary Magdalene as their spokesman, and wrote the Gospel of Mary Magdalene for that struggle.

영어초록

The Mary Magdalene Gospel is the only Gospel in the name of the woman. This Gospel, which has never been mentioned in ancient literature, became known to the world at the end of the nineteenth century. Later, two more manuscripts of this Gospel were found, which means that this Gospel was a popular document in ancient times. However, this Gospel has not received much attention since it had been published. The main reason why this Gospel does not receive much attention is that male-centered thinking is still leading theology. Researches identifying the activities of Jesus and his disciples were actively conducted in terms of gender equality.
However, studies of feminism still seem to be regarded as their own ‘cry’ at this moment in the 21st century. In this regard, the discovery of the Mary Magdalene Gospel can be an important opportunity to take a step forward in the study of feminism. Since the Gospel of Mary presented Mary Magdalene as the successor of Jesus. This paper figures out that the Mary Magdalene Gospel was finally edited in the middle of the second century but contains many transmissions of the first century, and attempts to identify the reality of the confrontation between Mary and the male disciples in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene. As a result, two conclusions were obtained. First, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene suggests that Mary Magdalene be the best disciple and the successor of Jesus. There has been no evidence in the Orthodox Church records supporting this fact. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene is understood as evidence that Mary Magdalene worked as the best leader of Christianity after Jesus ascended to heaven. Second, the confrontation between Mary Magdalene and the male disciples in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene symbolizes the confrontation between the Gnosticism and the Orthodox Church in the second centuries. Because it is hard to say that the Orthodox Church implemented the policy of lowering and suppressing women until the extinction of the church of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. After 70 A.D., the Orthodox Church carried out a policy of suppressing women, and it seems that some of the believers who had opposed that policy accepted Gnostic theology. They fought against the Orthodox Church by setting Mary Magdalene as their spokesman, and wrote the Gospel of Mary Magdalene for that struggle.

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